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"Tumble" is a noun which is often translated as "la caída", and "fall" is a noun which is often translated as "el otoño". Learn more about the difference between "tumble" and "fall" below.
tumble(
tuhm
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buhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (drop)
2. (sports)
a. la voltereta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The gymnasts were practicing tumbles and handsprings.Los gimnastas practicaban volteretas y saltos de paloma.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to drop)
4. (to plummet)
a. caer en picada
Stock prices tumbled during early trading hours today.El precio de las acciones cayó en picada durante las transacciones de esta mañana.
5. (to spin)
a. rodar
The ball slipped out of my hands and went tumbling down the hill.Se me escapó la pelota de las manos y se fue rodando colina abajo.
b. revolcarse
The cat tumbled across the floor, batting at the toy mouse.El gato se revolcó por el piso, manoteando al ratón de juguete.
6. (colloquial) (to realize: used with "to") (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. caer en la cuenta de
Emily believed he was faithful, but she finally tumbled to his deceit.Emily creía que él era fiel pero finalmente cayó en la cuenta de su engaño.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (to tousle)
a. alborotar
The grandfather kissed the little girl on the forehead and tumbled her hair.El abuelo besó a la pequeña en la frente y le alborotó el cabello.
fall(
fal
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (season)
2. (accident)
b. la caída (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The fall of the Aztecs is attributed to the arrival of Hernán Cortés.Se atribuye la caída del imperio azteca a la llegada de Hernán Cortés.
5. (distance)
a. la caída (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's a long fall from the top of the mountain to the valley below.Es una caída larga de la cima de la montaña hasta el valle abajo.
6. (slope)
a. el desnivel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She could easily see a fall in the field from atop the hill.Pudo ver fácilmente el desnivel del campo desde la cima del monte.
b. el declive (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The overflowing river soon caused a fall in the terrain.El río desbordado pronto causó un declive en el terreno.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
falls
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
11. (waterfall)
a. el salto de agua (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The canoes were getting closer and closer to the falls.Las canoas estaban cada vez más cerca del salto de agua.
b. la caída de agua (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The falls are 30 meters high.La caída de agua tiene 30 m de altura.
c. la cascada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It was a wonderful spot, and in that silence you could only hear the sound of the falls.Era un paraje maravilloso, y en aquel silencio solo se escuchaba el sonido de la cascada.
d. la catarata (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The falls made a deafening noise.La catarata hacía un ruido ensordecedor.
e. las cataratas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When we went to Brazil, we visited the Iguazu Falls.Cuando estuvimos en Brasil, visitamos las cataratas del Iguazú.
